Oar rest



A- V. GROSS May 24, 1955 OAR REST Filed llay 29, 1952 410/: M Gnoss arm, Mi K 112mm Uni This invention relates to oar rests. More particularly, it relates to oar rests for use in empty oar lock sockets of a rowboat to accommodate the oars swiveled in the other set of oar lock sockets when they are not in use.

It is a general object of my invention to provide an oar rest of cheap and simple construction.

Another object is to provide an oar rest for use in the empty oar lock sockets of a rowboat, these oar rests being capable of ready attachment and detachment from the empty oar locks of the boat.

Another object is to provide a novel and improved oar rest which may be integrally formed and produced as an article of manufacture.

Another object is to provide oar rests which will inherently and resiliently engage and grip the interior of the empty oar lock socket.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will more fully appear from the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to the same or similar parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Fig. l is a fragmentary side elevational view of a rowboat showing an oar locked in one of the oar lock sockets and resting while not in use in an oar rest embodying my invention; and

Fig. 2 is a Fig. 1.

One embodiment of my invention may include, as shown in Figs. 1-2, a generally U-shaped yoke member indicated generally as 5 mounted upon a support leg indicated generally as 6. The yoke member 5 has a pair of upstanding arms 7 and 8 which are spaced laterally from each other and extend longitudinally of the entire oar rest and away from the support leg 6. It will be noted that the arms 7 and 8 extend first laterally as at 9 and 10 and then upwardly to form a crotch 11 therebetween. As best shown in Fig. 2, this crotch is adapted to receive therein an oar indicated generally as 0 when the oar is mounted in one of the conventional oar lock sockets S of a rowboat B.

The support leg 6 is elongated and hollow as at 12 and tapers toward its lower end 13. As best shown in Fig. 2, the entire oar rest is made integrally of a semi-rigid but resilient material such as one of the many plastics. The general diameter of the tapered support leg 6 is slightly larger than the internal diameter of the oar lock socket S in which it is intended to be used.

In use, the tapered support leg 6 is forced into the empty oar lock socket S under compression so that the side walls will be forced inwardly at least slightly. As a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of atent O 2,708,758 Patented May 24, 1955 result the oar rest will remain firmly irnbedded in this empty oar lock socket until such time as the user desires it to be removed. At that time it may be readily with drawn by pulling upwardly upon the yoke 5 whereupon the flexible Walls of the support leg 6 will again resume their original position. By having the interior of the support leg 6 hollowed, the walls defining that leg are more resilient than if the entire leg were solid and hence they will yield more readily when the oar rest is forced into the empty oar lock S. It will be noted that the crotch of the oar rest is arranged so that the oar 0 may lie therewithin parallel to the side of the boat B when not in use. The outer end portion of the oar O which is wet immediately after using will extend outside the confines of the boat B because of the normal curvature of the boat.

Thus it can be seen that I have provided an oar rest of cheap and simple construction which readily adapts itself as an article of manufacture on a large volume basis. In addition, it can be readily attached or detached to the unused oar lock socket S with a minimum of time, effort and inconvenience. Since the article is formed integrally and of a relatively cheap material it provides a simple, cheap and effective solution of the problem of avoiding placing wet oars within the interior of the boat while they are not being used.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangements and proportions of the various parts without departing from the scope of my invention.

What is claimed is:

As an article of manufacture, an oar rest for use in the empty oar lock socket of a boat, said oar rest comprising an elongated body integrally formed of a resilient material, said body having a tapered elongated lower end portion and having a pair of spaced directly opposed arms extending first laterally from the other end portion of said body and then longitudinally thereof and away from said tapered end portion and forming a crotch therebetween adapted to receive an oar therein, said tapered end portion having a closed hollow interior to increase the yieldability of the side walls of said tapered portion and being adapted to be inserted in its entirety into the oar lock socket and being of a general external diameter along its length only slightly larger than the internal diameter of the corresponding portions of the oar lock socket within which it is intended to be used whereby said tapered end portion may be forcibly inserted and frictionally retained within such socket under compression to provide a readily removable rest for oars mounted in an adjacent socket of the boat when such oars are not in use.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,051,242 Lewis Jan. 21, 1913 2,361,592 Bjork Oct. 31, 1944 2,413,895 Thorsen I an. 7, 1947 2,476,116 Scheckel July 12, 1949 2,526,225 Gronemeyer et al Oct. 17, 1950 2,529,357 Shutter Nov. 7, 1950 OTHER REFERENCES The Boat Book, 2nd edition, 1935, page 236, Popular Mechanics Press, Chicago, Ill. 

